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Ah, my old friend and my arch nemesis. My best decision at night and my biggest regret in the morning, I knew this day would come, and it took surprisingly longer than I predicted, but something quite drastic occurred last night that requires your immediate attention.

Understand that I love your chicken. McChicken, McNugget, Premium & Cajun, you name it, and I love it. I know it’s not real chicken (I’ve seen the pictures, shh), but still, it does the trick, temporarily.

I’ve been meaning to write this article for months, but have decided to take a step back in the hope that over time this issue would resolve itself.

Alas, it is now several months into 2012, and it seems that some of the best of South Africa’s electronic talent still goes by not only seemingly unnoticed, but also nearly crucified for failing to comply with the monotonous & commercial norm.

“Can’t you play something harder?” “This is too chilled, don’t you have some dubstep?”

To the artists that are condemned to be underground whilst deserving the lead in the South Africa electronic movement – this article is for you.

The parking situation and related costs are no foreign concepts to your average Cape Tonian; young professionals and recent graduates on their first job are imposed with the parking dilemma that could very possibly cost them a large portion of their exceptionally base salary.

This debate is even further heated up with the City Council current parking tender (being reviewed by the public during the month of March) that calls for after-hours parking control that will now too impose a cost in selected central areas of Cape Town.

A benefit to establishments at the despair of young workers, I review the current and proposed parking plans and contribute with a balanced suggestion of my own.

This article is one that is merely objective and critical, and is by no means a personal attack on any individual, group or place, and with such no names will be mentioned.

I have been ‘inspired’, for the lack of a better word, to write an article that regards the excessive drug usage in Cape Town, specifically focusing on MDMA and Cocaine. I have noticed this progression for the past several years, yet during my last few outings, I came to the following realisation: